Solved Unable To Pin To Start Menu

[lafargeotte]

Can anyone help please.

All my programs pinned to the start menu have disappeared and I cannot pin anything there now!

Any ideas?

TIA,
Paul.

 

[Tekno Venus]

Hi Paul,
I know I am new here but still trust me!

Anyway, to confirm there is no malware involved, please scan your comouter using malwarebytes anti-malware. Follow directions here: How to use Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to scan and remove malware from your computer

Also run the SFC file checker 3 times and post the last log file here once you have completed it for me. Follow the directions here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

 

[Arc]

Hello Paul ... I t sounds that http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/744-start-menu-pin-unpin-program.html is not working for you , right ?

If so, do what Tekno Venus suggested; run SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker , it will try to resolve the issue automatically.

BTW ... do you use any third party system cleaner utility like TuneUp etc ?

 

[Brink]

Hello Paul,

In addition, check using the tutorial below to make sure that pinning to your Start Menu didn't get disabled somehow.

Start Menu - Enable or Disable Pin to Start Menu - Vista Forums

Hopet his helps,
Shawn

 

[lafargeotte]

Hi Paul,
I know I am new here but still trust me!

Anyway, to confirm there is no malware involved, please scan your comouter using malwarebytes anti-malware. Follow directions here: How to use Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to scan and remove malware from your computer

Also run the SFC file checker 3 times and post the last log file here once you have completed it for me. Follow the directions here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

Hi,

Thanks for that, did Malwarebytes, no problems, sfc scannow found some problems, log attached.
The problem still remains though!
View attachment 200047

 

[Tekno Venus]

Ok, have you tried what Brink suggested?

 

[lafargeotte]

Hello Paul,

In addition, check using the tutorial below to make sure that pinning to your Start Menu didn't get disabled somehow.

Start Menu - Enable or Disable Pin to Start Menu - Vista Forums

Hopet his helps,
Shawn

This setting is correct!

 

[Tekno Venus]

This may seem incredibly obvious and stupid, but have you tried rebooting your system?! I have seen people post on here and vista forums that were eventually solved by the poster rebooting the system!

 

[lafargeotte]

This may seem incredibly obvious and stupid, but have you tried rebooting your system?! I have seen people post on here and vista forums that were eventually solved by the poster rebooting the system!

Yes, rebooted after the sfc scannow repair!

 

[Brink]

Paul,

In that case, you might see if using the tutorial below to reset the Start Menu pin to area to see if you may be able to pin programs to the Start Menu again afterwards. This will clear all items pinned to the Start Menu though.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/899-start-menu-reset-pin-area.html

 

[lafargeotte]

Paul,

In that case, you might see if using the tutorial below to reset the Start Menu pin to area to see if you may be able to pin programs to the Start Menu again afterwards. This will clear all items pinned to the Start Menu though.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/899-start-menu-reset-pin-area.html

Unfortunately that did not work either!

Navigated to where the file should be (saw link elsewhere on the forum), and the file called 'StartMenu' is not there!

 

[Brink]

Paul,

Just to be sure, it's located in the hidden system folder below. If the "Start Menu" folder is not in the "User Pinned" folder, then the next time you pin something to the Start Menu the "Start Menu" folder is normally recreated automatically.

C:\Users\(user-name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

I also do not see anything in your SFC log that would affect pinning to the Start Menu.

If you have a restore point available, you could do a system restore using a restore point dated before your Start Menu pinned items went awol on you to hopefully fix and restore them.

 

[lafargeotte]

Paul,

Just to be sure, it's located in the hidden system folder below. If the "Start Menu" folder is not in the "User Pinned" folder, then the next time you pin something to the Start Menu the "Start Menu" folder is normally recreated automatically.

C:\Users\(user-name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\StartMenu

That seems to have fixed it.

I pinned something now and it is fine!!!!

Thanks to all for your help.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Paul. I'm glad that we were able to help.

 

[lafargeotte]

You're most welcome Paul. I'm glad that we were able to help.

Thanks again.

I am just about to post in the Network & Sharing forum f or some advice, maybe you can help.

 

[MightyDrake]

I tried the .reg file. Ran sfc /scannow. I tried dropping a shortcut in the User Pinned\Startmenu folder. None of those worked. Dragging onto the Start button is ignored. (I am running Actual Multiple Monitors, which might be blocking that action.)

But, I did find a workaround for this that might help some people.

What I found I was allowed to do was drag an item from the recently-run list up into the pin list. Once up there, I could right-click and edit the properties to point it at the program I wanted. I found the easiest way to get the info in there was to create a regular shortcut to the program, open the properties to that, and then Copy&Paste from one property box to the other.

It's not ideal. I know that there's something subtly broken. But, I don't see anything important going wrong, yet. So, I'm living with it. And that makes this a workaround, not a recommended fix.

And, hopefully someone in a similar position will find this useful.

Drake Christensen